tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post3878877377683621017..comments2015-03-03T14:36:29.939-05:00Comments on the joy of sox: Dave Roberts Being Treated For Hodgkin's Lymphomaallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-5436425498836024532010-05-04T16:58:05.677-04:002010-05-04T16:58:05.677-04:00Not that long ago, Hodgkin&#39;s had a much worse ...Not that long ago, Hodgkin&#39;s had a much worse prognosis than non-Hogkin&#39;s lymphoma. I had a close friend who had the non-H type, and everyone told me she was so lucky it wasn&#39;t Hodgkin&#39;s. <br /><br />But I gather that in the last 10-15 years there have been huge advances in Hodgkin&#39;s treatments and the survival rate has gone way up. <br /><br />I know we all wish Roberts the best, a recovery as spectacular as The Steal.L-girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-68614450668694385642010-05-04T16:38:29.023-04:002010-05-04T16:38:29.023-04:00I know someone who had Hodgkin&#39;s Lymphoma. Th...I know someone who had Hodgkin&#39;s Lymphoma. Thankfully Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma is generally treatable (to the point where doctors tend to dial down the chemo relative to other cancers, because the risk of getting leukemia from the chemo can outweigh the risk from the lymphoma itself). <br /><br />Unlike non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma, which can be anything.Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421785398444449007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-42215637610350984332010-05-04T14:30:33.455-04:002010-05-04T14:30:33.455-04:00All the best to Dave Roberts.
I guess I will be...All the best to Dave Roberts. <br /><br />I guess I will be seeing the Sabathia/HH match up on Saturday. I hope HH continues to be as effective as he has been. I do not want to see the Sox get killed while I am sitting with Yankee fans...Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.com